1. EdReady Montana
XLi 2014
March 27, 2014
Ryan Schrenk, Ed. D

2. Ryan Schrenk,
Dad to Justin and Ian
&
EdReady Montana Program Manager
&
Employee #3 at MTDA

3. MTDA
• 2009 Legislature
• Serve K12 Students in Montana through Public Schools
• Governing Board
• Director (CEO) Curriculum Director (Vice CEO)
• Montana licensed teachers
• Core subjects, dual credit enrichment

4. MontanaTeachers &
Montana Students
Creating online learning solutions that
are uniquely ours!

5. Only SVS on University Campus
Opens Partnerships
Encourages Research
HelpsAddressTransition from K12 to Higher Ed!

6. Partners in MTDA Creation and Governance

7. MTDA Core Programming 2010-2013
Original Credit
Connect Credit
Recovery
Middle School
MLS

8. Early Demand and Success
http://kpk12.com/

9. MTDA Core Programming 2014
Original Credit
Connect Credit
Recovery
Middle School
MLS
MDPLN,
“The Network”
EdReady

10. We GetTo Are ExpectedTo Address
Solve Big Problems in Education
Understand Continuum of Distance Ed + OER + MTDA +
Funding Source + Blended Learning + Montana Centric
+ DevEd + Retention + Graduation Matters + Expertise
+ Individualized Education + Personalized Learning
Paths + Research + Scalable Roll Out
Secondary Ed + Higher Ed + Proven Partnerships
+ Need It NOW! = EdReady Montana?

11. Why NROC?
• Longtime member (MI &MT) of NROC Advisors
• NROC Is member driven
• Algebra an Open Course and Developmental Math Project
• Bringing EdReady to Montana!
http://nrocmath.org/

13. Complete College America Stats & Recs
http://www.completecollege.org/docs/Time_Is_the_Enemy_Summary.pdf

14. Time is the enemy
http://www.completecollege.org/docs/Time_Is_the_Enemy_Summary.pdf

15. Gates Foundation Recommendations
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

16. Gates Foundation Recommendations
http://www.gatesfoundation.org/

17. Potential Use Cases
• Montana University System UM, MSU, Colleges (4 and 2Year)
• High Schools and Middle Schools, Alternative Education Programs
• Adult Learning Centers (Workforce Development)
• Military, Incarcerated, Adult Basic Ed. and more

18. EdReady Is…
• Aimed at math (and later English) readiness.
• Uses NROC’s Dev Math as a base: http://nrocmath.org/cms/wp-
content/uploads/2011/05/DevMath_catalog_r101712.pdf (19 Units/59Topics)

19. EdReady Montana Is…
Standardized Public Goals… Plus…

20. EdReady Montana Is…
CustomizedAssessments and Goals for Montana!

21. PilotTesting Results 2013
Developed by NROC
Phase 1 Pilot in these states – Montana (4
schools),Oregon, Minnesota, North Carolina and
Kentucky
Funded by a Gates Foundation Grant

22. PilotTesting Results 2013
Office of Student Success
University of Montana
Summer 2013 Students in Dev Level Math
3 points or lower on ALEKS test

24. WorkedWith Math Professors to Identify Units andTopics to Study (set goals)

25. StudentTakes Assigned
Assessments

26. Questions Answered or Skipped

27. Student Completes
Assessment

28. Can start/continue
assessments, study goals
or re-take assessments

29. Overview of Results

30. Detailed Study Plan

31. Dev Math Study
Resource Only Initially

32. Could Use More
Options Later

33. Flow of the Dev MathTopic of Study

34. UM Pilot Results
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43 Participated

35. SavingTime and Money
• 43 students skipped 49 courses
• Total of 151 credits were “skipped”
• …adding up to estimated $31,000 tuition/fees!

36. ResultsAfter Enrollment?
• 37 of the pilot participants enrolled in a mathematics
course in the Fall 2014 term
• 91% successfully completed their course
• Average mathematics grade for these students: B-
• UM Freshman overall average mathematics grade: C+

37. Comments and Advantages
• Program was easy to use
• It made a difference
• I would recommend to others
• Allows us to know where students are at and what to focus on

38. Challenges and Lessons
• How to fund it for Montana secondary and post-secondary students
• Integration and implementation at K-12 level
• Students saw it as “extra” work
• Teachers may see it as the same without personal assistance or changes to blended
learning approach
• How to work with teachers and staff to implement
• How to measure success and support state-wide implementation

39. Brand New Utah STEM Action Center Pilot Results
• Grade 10 students using EdReady made five times the progress expected
in an entire academic year with just 3 months of use (EdReady N=206).
http://activelearninglab.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/STEM-AC-Pilot-Findings_2_23_2014.pdf

40. EdReady Montana – 1st in the Nation to see and use
EdReady – Public release in coming week!
• Funded by Dennis and Phyllis Washington Foundation
• All 7th graders to College Students in Montana are allowed to sign up
• Charges paid for access for 3 years to get project off ground
• First Higher Ed Programs Ready in Summer 2014
• K12 FieldTesting Spring 2014 and Full Access Fall 2014
• Dev English Piloting in Spring 2015/Roll out and expansion after that
• Managed By MTDA

41. How to find out more
• Contact Ryan Schrenk, EdReady Montana Project Manager
• Or Bob Currie, MTDA Executive Director
• 406-243-4619
• ryan.schrenk@montanadigitalacademy.org
• robert.currie@montanadigitalacademy.org
• Watch our website (coming soon) at http://edreadymontana.org
• Watch for more coming soon as we continue to partner with your
school/campus!

42. …or will soon!